African migrants perished in deadly voyage

African migrants perished in deadly voyage

What a sad story.

“By the time a fisherman found the boat on April 30, the bodies of 11 young men were virtually mummified by the sun and salt spray. One had written a farewell note before dying.
"I would like to send to my family in Bassada (Senegal) a sum of money. Please excuse me and goodbye," one of the victims wrote in a note tucked between bodies.
The note appeared to be written by a Senegalese man named Diao Souncar Dieme and contained the contact numbers for his brother and for his best friend, Barbados Attorney General Dale Marshall told The Associated Press on Wednesday: